Rudimentary Psychology for Schools and Colleges

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Leach, Shewell, & Sanborn, 1889 - 264 pagina's
 

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Pagina 91 - She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Pagina 180 - metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense; sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture, passeth for it; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wresting
Pagina 180 - of obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the
Pagina 180 - look or gesture, passeth for it; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wresting of obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the
Pagina 180 - pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the
Pagina 206 - Oh, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; But it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
Pagina 180 - judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in a pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the
Pagina 69 - that the materials she makes use of should be susceptible of change in their constitution from her touch; and where they admit of modification, it is enough for her purpose, if it be slight, limited, and evanescent.
Pagina 181 - and airiness of spirit; by provoking to such dispositions of spirit in way of emulation or complaisance ; and by seasoning matters otherwise distasteful or insipid, with an unusual and thence grateful tang.
Pagina 181 - of fancy and windings of language. . . . It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him; together with a likely briskness of

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